Artist: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Jie-Bing Chen, Bela Fleck
Album: Tabula Rasa
Genre: World
Release Date: 1996
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 88,2 kHz
Duration: 54:07
Total Tracks: 11
Total Size: 981 MB

Tracklist:

1. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – Carukesi (06:44)
2. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – Emperor’s Mare (01:37)
3. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – Radha Krsna Lila (06:41)
4. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – John Hardy (02:29)
5. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – Tabula Rasa (03:08)
6. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – Geocentricity (06:10)
7. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – The Way of Love (04:16)
8. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – Earl in Shanghai (05:00)
9. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – Water Gardens (04:36)
10. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – The Jade Princess (02:58)
11. Jie-Bing Chen, erh-hu / V. M. Bhatt, mohan vina / Bela Fleck, banjo – The Dancing Girl (10:23)

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The combination of Bhatt’s sultry mohan vina and Fleck’s precision banjo work creates unique textures. Add to that the rare quality of Chen’s erh-hu and you have the makings of something special.’

Another in the series of successful and intriguing collaborations involving adventurous Hindustani musician Bhatt. This time it’s American banjo wizard of the genre crossing variety, Bela Fleck, joining Bhatt along with Chinese erh-hu virtuoso Tie-Bing Chen. They are accompanied by Sangeeta Shankar on violin as well as Ronu Majumdar’s flute and the percussion of P. Srinivasan. Spontaneous artistic creativity that defies geography and categories.